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In this Issue

Waste Diversion from Landfill in Scotland

Impacts of Water Saving Devices

Surface Water Management Plans

United Utilities Policy Prioritisation

CLG Water Management Framework

Benchmarking "June Returns" Data

Ireland SIMCAT Models for RBMPs

Northern Ireland Spatial Asset Data

Stannous Chloride for Plumbsolvency Control

Process Based Control vs. Sampling

CLG Planning Research

SUDS Underground Storage

Disinfection trends in Chlorine

STORMPAC v4.0

Market Overview for Rahu Catalytics

Welcome to the March edition of our Newsletter

Defra is now taking action on the recommendations from Sir Michael Pitt's review of the 2007 summer flooding. WRc is playing a leading role in the pilots for the new Surface Water Management Plans. These pilots will utilise the latest advice on Sewerage Risk Management from WRc. We have also been working hard to produce updated guidance on the design and construction of sewers and of SUDS schemes. Our STORMPAC software has been updated to incorporate the impact of climate change on design rainfall. Finally, we have been helping CLG to examine the costs & benefits of using permeable areas as well as updating planning regulations.

Latest News

Food Waste Disposal. WRc is managing a national collaborative research programme on behalf of the water industry (through UKWIR), Defra and a number of local authorities. The programme aims to develop an independent technical understanding of FWD use. /more ..

WRc provides independent monitoring for Dumfries & Galloway Council supporting landfill diversion targets for waste. /more ..

The Environment Agency, Defra, 8 Water Companies, Ofwat, Waterwise and the Energy Saving Trust combine forces to examine the impacts of water saving devices with Identiflow®. /more ..

Defra funds Surface Water Management Plans following the Pitt Review. WRc provides support in the North West with Warrington Borough Council, United Utilities and the Environment Agency. /more ..

United Utilities uses Policy Prioritisation Tool to prioritise asset management. /more ..

WRc wins 5-year Water Management Framework with Communities and Local Government (CLG). /more ..

Portfolio benchmarking project enables easy manipulation of "June Return" information via web-based database. /more ..

SIMCAT models for South West Ireland support River Basin Management Planning. /more ..

Corporate spatial data warehouse successfully provided to help manage Northern Ireland Water’s water and wastewater networks. /more ..

Portfolio project tests performance of Stannous Chloride for Plumbsolvency Control in the UK situation. /more ..

Impacts of new regulatory compliance control tested in UKWIR research on OPRA versus traditional sampling. /more ..

WRc appointed to CLG under 2-year Framework providing original planning research. /more ..

Collaborative Portfolio project with wastewater companies and manufacturers will develop specifications and best practice for SUDS storage systems. /more ..

WRc is working with UK Water Industry Research Ltd to assess disinfection trends with respect to chlorine. This project will support the development of long term water utility disinfection strategies. /more ..

New STORMPAC™ software enables better use of rainfall data for pollution management. /more ..

Technical overview of wastewater industry supports marketing plan for Rahu Catalytics. /more ..

Events

WRc are pleased to sponsor the National CIWEM conferences held in 2009. The next sponsored event is Hydrology (3rd June 2009). We will also be presenting at the CIWEM Annual Conference (29th-30th April 2009) on the UKWIR Ribble pilot study: Demonstrating key issues for Water Framework Directive catchment planning (Bob Crabtree) and Removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage treatment (Tony Butwell). /more ..

WRc Essentials for Managing Drain Repair Two-Day Training Course (24 - 25 March 2009). /more ..

Briefing workshops presented by WRc and WRc-NSF on behalf of CLG on the New Edition of Building Regulations: Part G. The workshops will guide users in important changes to the Building Regulations in England and Wales. /more ..

Diffuse Pollution from Road Runoff - Research into Practice (12 May 2009). WRc experts Paul Dempsey, Ian Johnson and Bob Crabtree will speak at this event./more ..

Research

Portfolio As the recession continues to bite, the need to find smarter more cost-effective ways of working has never been greater. Firmly focussed on delivering operational and capital savings, Portfolio's shared-cost collaborative research programme can help drive the improvements in efficiency demanded by today's economic climate. Details of the latest programme are featured in the January 09 catalogue - please email portfolio@wrcplc.co.uk for your own copy, or check out the website www.waterportfolio.com.

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